Turnbull refuses to condemn Trump's US immigration ban
"It's not my job as Prime Minister of Australia to run a commentary on the domestic policies of other countries".
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Tom McIlroy
Tom McIlroy is a political reporter for Fairfax Media in the federal press gallery at Parliament House.
Australia will support Trump's strong border protection policies: Bishop
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop says the Turnbull government will support Donald Trump's administration on "strong immigration and border protection policies", as the leaders of the United Kingdom and Germany criticise an executive order banning entry to the United States for refugees and citizens from a range of majority Muslim countries.
Negotiate with Trudeau for refugee resettlement, says advocate
A leading refugee advocate has called on the Turnbull government to begin negotiations to resettle people held on Manus Island and Nauru in Canada.
Scientist whose miracle made a paraplegic walk again named Australian of the Year
Alan Mackay-Sim helped achieve a feat described as "more impressive than man walking on the moon".
Meet Vicki Jellie, the unsung cancer widow keeping families together
The death of Vicki Jellie's husband led her on a journey that has seen the fundraiser named Australia's Local Hero for 2017.
Architects backflip on opposition to Parliament fence after secret briefing
Architects have backed down on their opposition to a 2.6 metre fence outside Parliament, following a secret briefing.
Where are the women? Australia Day honours list dominated by men (again)
Men were nominated at more than twice the rate of women, with no female nominations in six of 31 categories.
Same-sex exemptions would be insulting, say LGBTI advocates
Allowing civil marriage celebrants, government employees and businesses exemptions from same-sex marriage laws would uphold discrimination and homophobic attitudes, advocates for gay and lesbian Australians have told a parliamentary inquiry.
Rod Culleton's last-ditch effort to stay in the Senate
Former senator Rodney Culleton has mounted an eleventh-hour effort to save his parliamentary career, seeking to appeal a Federal Court decision that rendered him bankrupt and demanding Senate President Stephen Parry immediately withdraw his declaration of a vacancy.
Human Rights warning for Turnbull government and Trump
A leading international human rights advocacy group has slammed the Turnbull government's hardline and highly secretive offshore immigration detention regime and ongoing efforts to strengthen counter-terrorism laws in an annual review of practices in more than 90 countries around the world.
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